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History Of Hardcore | Rotterdam Terror Corps | Vol.2 (2020)


I've been a busy boy today: I've been scouring the web for good music, and it got me to a channel called Hardisciples. And one of the first things you might have spotted in the image above, is someone wearing a diving outfit. Not sure what that has got anything to do with RTC, but who knows? They might have had female dancers on stage, wearing that? To my knowledge, the dancers always have nearly nothing on, so I cannot imagine them wearing this outfit. But I might be wrong, and that happens on a lot of occasions. I know there are people out there with weird fetishes, and I'm guessing this is a fetish some might find suitable for them...

Anyway, this is an appreciation mix, dedicated to the worldly known group called Rotterdam Terror Corps. You might have heard of them. If you haven't, you'll be in for a treat. A group so famous (or infamous), they have left an impact on the scene forever. Their legendary logo was on everything during the 90s: bomber jackets, t-shirts, hoodies, caps, keyrings, everything. They knew how to carry out marketing during a time when we didn't have the internet or social media. They nailed it. Hell, I even remember drawing their logo on my school agenda, my backpack, and everywhere I would find a empty space.


I have been a fan since 1995 (I believe), and have purchased many singles, t-shirts (which I still have one left, a long sleeved one, so worn down, it nearly evaporates when someone looks at it), and even special editions of CDs. You know those tins that came with stickers, chains, etc. I wasn't a fan because of the ladies on the stage, because that didn't do anything to me, but the music did appeal to me. I think I did witness them once in the 90s at the Peppermill in Heerlen, but don't ask me when it was, as I can't remember. But I've spent many of nights in the Peppermill, so I must have seen them, as they were nearly there every other week!


Now the band/group has released a shit ton of records, and if you were to make one mix out of all their records, the mix would be insanely long. So instead of one solid mix, you can find three mixes. So depending on how you feel, you can go for number 1, 2 or even 3. Or if you feel lucky, play them all, and let RTC take over your life, as they did during the 90s.


But which tracks are in this second instalment? Well, these bad boys:


  1. Rotterdam Terror Corps feat MC Raw - Guess Who's Back (Intro)

  2. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Here Comes The Drumz

  3. Rotterdam Terror Corps & Headbanger - Psycho Game

  4. Rotterdam Terror Corps & Headbanger - Taking U On A Trip (Remastered MR033)

  5. Rotterdam Terror Corps - The Need To Feed

  6. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Beyond our Minds

  7. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Hardcore Gladiators

  8. Rotterdam Terror Corps - The Legacy

  9. Rotterdam Terror Corps - God Is A Gabber

  10. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Bangin' Your Fist

  11. Rotterdam Terror Corps & DJ Palu - Are You Prepared To Die?

  12. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Fear

  13. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Fear The Sound (Remastered MR033)

  14. Rotterdam Terror Corps - RTC Mash Up (2013 Remastered Mix)

  15. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Reeducate The Competition (Respect The Core)

  16. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Insanity (2013 Remastered Mix)

  17. Rotterdam Terror Corps & Dione - Man Made Massacre

  18. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Hardcore In Mijn Oren

  19. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Hardcore In Me Oren (2013 Refix)

  20. Rotterdam Terror Corps & Paul Elstak - Demonic State (In Heaven) (2013 Remastered Mix)

  21. Rotterdam Terror Corps & Paul Elstak - Time To Kill vs Skull Dominion (2013 Remastered Mix)

  22. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Troublemaker

  23. Rotterdam Terror Corps feat MC Raw - In De FIk

  24. Rotterdam Terror Corps feat The Wishmaster - I'm Not The One MF

  25. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Stomp Ya Feet

  26. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Gatekeeper

  27. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Are You Prepared To Die (Refix 2017)

  28. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Feesten Tot Ik Sterf (2015Mastermix)

  29. Rotterdam Terror Corps & Dione - We Make You Feel...

  30. Rotterdam Terror Corps feat Mike Redman - RTC Is The Legacy

  31. Rotterdam Terror Corps vs Dione - Destiny

  32. Rotterdam Terror Corps vs Dione - Survivors

  33. Rotterdam Terror Corps feat The BeatKrusher - Stage Dive

  34. Rotterdam Terror Corps feat The Wishmaster & MC Jeff - Rules Don't Apply

  35. Rotterdam Terror Corps & Paul Elstak - Rotterdamn

  36. Rotterdam Terror Corps & Minupren - Pinkest Popcorn

  37. Rotterdam Terror Corps - The Final Part Of Raveworld (2019 Refix)

  38. Rotterdam Terror Corps feat Dione - Harder Than A Hooligan

  39. Rotterdam Terror Corps feat Dione - On Fire

  40. Rotterdam Terror Corps vs Hyrule Ware & MC Jeff - Alien Invasions

  41. Rotterdam Terror Corps vs SRB feat Mike Redman - Bring Back The Terror

  42. Rotterdam Terror Corps vs SRB - Dirty Bastards

  43. Rotterdam Terror Corps feat Estasia - Blood Moves

  44. Rotterdam Terror Corps vs SRB feat Mannekoor Terrorspore - We Keep Coming

  45. Rotterdam Terror Corps & SRB - Release Your Anger

  46. Rotterdam Terror Corps vs SRB - Attack The Flow

  47. Rotterdam Terror Corps vs SRB - Booze & Dope (Drank & Drugs Bootleg)

  48. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Outro (Live In Italy) (Remastered MR033)


This tracklist did really hurts my wrists. Bloody hell, copy pasting didn't work, so I had to fully type the bloody bugger, and now my left wrist is fucked. Thanks RTC...


All jokes aside, the tracks are mostly solid as a rock. Some are a tad harder compared to the other, some are just 'jokes', bare jokes. Not tracks that will go down in history as the most memorable and most amazing Hardcore classics of all time, but just OK to stomp your feet to. And sometimes that's the only thing you need to do: stop worrying about life and everything in it, and stomp your feet until your feet start to bleed excessively.


Stomp your feet. And that's certainly what I did. Is this my most favourite part of the RTC era in the Hardcore scene? No. I do prefer the 90s and early 2000s stuff. Those were the most memorable tunes, without a shadow of a doubt. I'm not saying that anything released after 2000 is crap, but it's just different. Still hard as nails, and dope as fuck.


Some tracks are OK, some are freaking hard, some a bit too silly. Coolest one? Well, 'Stage Dive' is certainly one amazing record that gets me on the dancefloor every single time.


A nice mix with good records. Some tiny mixing errors, but nothing major. Maybe I should check out the two other mixes, maybe they are more my cup of tea? It is still RTC, so all is well. All is well in TCD land.


RTC, in the place to be!


DJ: Hardisciples

Genre/Style: Hardcore, Gabber

Mix Info: History Of Hardcore | Rotterdam Terror Corps | Vol.2

Length Mix: 02:02:25

Tracks: 48 (fourty-eight)

Download/Listen (via YouTube): CLICK HERE

File Size: unknown

File Type: unknown

Audio: Stereo

Sample Rate: unknown

Release Year: 2020



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